Page 7 - Match Week News Today

Melbourne Victory have officially ended Western United’s faint A-League finals hopes in humiliating fashion after recording a 6-1 win over their rivals on Friday night. The game played behind closed doors due to Melbourne’s COVID lockdown, Victory raced to a 4-1 halftime lead before adding two more through Elvis Kamsoba and Jacob Butterfield in the […]

The Roars A-League expert tips and predictions: Match Week 23 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Early on in my mathematical studies I learned that nine does not go into six. Yet that remains the situation with a couple of weeks of A-League play remaining. This week, Brisbane Roar continue their charge towards the finals, Macarthur FC have two key games that will decide their fate and the Phoenix, Glory and ...

Nobody whinges like A-League fans A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Match Week 22 has delivered in spades thus far. Two matches remain, with Brisbane Roar looking to secure a top six spot when they take on a potentially lackadaisical City, and Western Sydney and Wellington Phoenix meet in what looks a do or die affair for both. The most highly-paid people in Australian football right now should be the A-Lea...

The Roars A-League expert tips and predictions: Match Week 21 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Paul Nicholls maintained his tipping lead last week yet enters Match Week 21 nervously; knowing nine games across the next seven days could well decide the champion for 2021. It looks to be the most exciting and unpredictable match week, with Adelaide United, Macarthur FC, Western United, Central Coast Mariners, ...

Committee) convened to consider an incident referred to it, which occurred in or around the 30 th minute of Melbourne Victory’s Match Week 17 A-League match against Melbourne City FC on Saturday, 17 April 2021.The incident involved Melbourne Victory player, Adama Traore ( Traore). The independent Match Review Panel ( MRP) referred the matter directly to the Committee for hearing and determination of whether, having regard to all the circumstances, the offence is sufficiently proven to wa...

‘We will fight till the end’;Asamoah Gyan on relegation threatened Legon Cities Legon Cities striker, Asamoah Gyan is positive the team can avoid relegation at the end of this season’s Ghana Premier League. The Royals dropped back into the bottom three following their 1-0 loss to Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Match Week 22. With twelve games to the end of the 2020/2021 campaign, Gyan is adamant Legon Cities’ fate is not decided yet. “Any team that faces us will attest to the fact that we ar...

A resurgent Brisbane Roar are closing in on the A-League top six, but coach Warren Moon has warned they need to improve their home record in addition to winning games in hand. Seventh-placed Brisbane’s 2-1 away win over Western Sydney on Friday moved them to within two points of the Wanderers, the team immediately above […]

The Roars A-League expert tips and predictions: Match Week 16 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Paul Nicholls has held onto his impressive lead after Match Week 15 and as we draw ever closer to the seasons’ conclusion, it is hard to see him being run down. This week sees seven matches slated and potential do or die clashes for Brisbane, Perth and Wellington, with the distance between all three and the to...

Oliver Sail – Wellington Phoenix The Wellington gloveman was the round’s busiest keeper, showing safe hands as he made eight saves while Wellington were outshot 21-8 by Perth Glory, despite going on to win 3-0. The 25-year-old made it back-to-back clean sheets on his 11th career start in the competition, a performance highlighted by an athletic low block from Brandon Wilson’s 12th-minute drive and a courageous triple save to deny Bruno Fornaroli twice and Daniel Stynes at close range....

This year’s virtual Match process could result in more unmatched applicants and unfilled residency slots. Two experts offer tips on navigating the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program.